Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Well Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Dover .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Well Lane (CT15 6AA) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% higher than the Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Lane (CT15 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsdown Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Well Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kingsdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Townsend Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsdown Road —
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Data Sources

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